diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b25c15b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*~
diff --git a/snippets/php.snippets b/snippets/php.snippets
index 831d53db4..235848a94 100644
--- a/snippets/php.snippets
+++ b/snippets/php.snippets
@@ -597,4 +597,3 @@ snippet tc
 	{
 		${0:code}
 	}
-